Being knocked down by the Heavenly Dao while ascending

"Wait... wait a minute." Pei Mingyan jumped down from the window and said to Xue Qingyu, "Let me think about it."

Pei Mingyan walked back and forth recalling the plot.
What did the original book say? It has been more than 20 years since he finished reading the book. If he hadn't tried to remember it, he would have almost forgotten it.
It’s hard to go into too much detail, but the identity of the heroine was never mentioned in the book. That’s why he had always wondered why the heroine, a rookie from a small mountain village, was being hunted down for no reason?

If Fang Qing is really a member of the Negative Spirit Clan, then everything would probably make sense.

To start from the beginning, when the Fuyuan natural moat was destroyed, some tribesmen escaped, and Fang Qing might have been one of them.
Xue Qingyu once said that there are twenty children under the age of five in the Fuling tribe, and ten people over the age of five and under the age of thirty.

There is actually a major issue hidden in these words, but both of them consciously avoided talking about it.
This problem is related to Fang Qing.

There are twenty children under five years old, and only ten between five and thirty years old.
That is to say, in twenty-five years, only ten children can grow up, what about the remaining ten children?
He didn't die of illness. Instead, he was buried in the tomb of the Negative Spirit Clan, where his flesh and bones were removed and his blood and essence, which had not yet taken shape, were dispersed. He died.

Fang Qing...
Judging from her age and the few words Xue Qingyu said, she should be a child under five years old at the time, who fled when the incident happened, or perhaps escaped before the incident.

This is not surprising. Over the past thousands of years, even though all the members of the Fuling Clan were "Holy Fathers and Holy Mothers", there were always one or two people who were selfish and could not bear to let a child die.
Fang Qing’s parents should be one of them.

And what about Fang Qing?
Perhaps she had experienced a major change that made her forget everything, or perhaps she remembered, but after being replaced by someone who traveled through time, no one knew the secret of her identity anymore.

The person who was chasing Fang Qing should be someone who knew about her identity.

And if Fang Qing was originally a member of the Negative Spirit Clan, that could probably explain why the male protagonist did not fall in love with the female protagonist in the end of the book.

This is natural! If there is no time traveler, the real Fang Qing is dead, and what is left is just a simple weapon. If she and the male protagonist really have a bond, this bond will not be love, but can only be a partnership.

This is because the Soul-Bearing Clan originally switched between humans and weapons. The soul passed away but the weapon remained. Such weapons would no longer produce so-called weapon spirits.
Therefore, a weapon without a spirit is just a weapon, no matter how useful it is. If it meets a good master, it can only be a partner, not a lover, let alone a beloved.

Pei Mingyan couldn't help but recall the scene on the day Fang Qing went to Yongshan.
When Xue Qingyu saw Fang Qing, he did look different. He looked at Fang Qing for a long time, and he should have known that the spiritual grass had been absorbed by Fang Qing, but his eyes were still gentle. His expression changed in the end, probably because he saw the mixed luck of Fang Qing and misunderstood him, or maybe... At that time, Xue Qingyu recognized Fang Qing as a member of the Fuling tribe, and was worried that his master or others would recognize him, so he took action himself, and his real purpose was to find an excuse to let Fang Qing go down the mountain.
Uncle Yu and a few others wanted to stop them, but Xue Qingyu insisted on letting them go.

Why didn't he doubt it at that time?
He must have been blinded by the heroine's halo.

So, why Xiaokong didn't stop him from saving people was because Fang Qing lost control - Fang Qing found the male protagonist Shang Nanyiyi, and the person behind him couldn't do anything to Fang Qing, so Xue Qingyu had to be left behind to deal with Shang Nanyiyi, so the person they saw at Pang Yuan was Shang Nanyiyi.

What about Shang Nanyi?
Is he really the mastermind behind this? Or is he just taking the blame?
If he was not the mastermind behind the scenes, why did the heroine make a deal with Shang Nanyi, but went to Yongshan through Pang Yuan?

Pei Mingyan felt that his brain was not enough. Sure enough, wisdom needs to be exercised?
If it is not used frequently, will even a perfect brain degenerate into an ordinary brain?

He grabbed two walnut kernels from the platter and started eating them. He then asked Xue Qingyu, "Do you smell the breath of wisdom?"

Xue Qingyu: “……?”

"It's okay." Pei Mingyan drank two sips of water to dilute the walnut oil in his mouth. "I'm just starting it. By the way, I want to ask, do you have any good plans? Tell me, and I'll analyze it for you."

"Strategy?" Xue Qingyu blinked slowly.

Pei Mingyan threw a handful of dried fruits to Xue Qingyu, "Aren't you going to deal with your former master? You have to find a way to lure him out. Here, eat a few walnuts. I don't think I've seen you eat anything. Come, eat some and feel the power of wisdom."

Xue Qingyu was a little puzzled. He didn't understand what the relationship between a few dried fruits and wisdom was. "If we talk about the simplest method, it is to take out the mark from the Mei family and look for him directly. However, we know too little about him. Maybe..."

"Maybe what?" Pei Mingyan asked.

Xue Qingyu hesitated, "It's disrespectful to say this. But after thinking about it, I think what Mei Xucheng said may not be true."

Pei Mingyan paused while eating. It was Xiaokong...
He didn't show it and continued eating walnuts. "That makes sense. Keep going."

"If Xiao Kong is really the master, how could he not notice that Old Wu was not brainwashed after having contact with him several times? So, maybe Mei Xucheng was setting a trap from the beginning." Xue Qingyu hesitated, "But if Mei Xucheng was lying, the mark was just a trick, then what is the master's purpose? This is what I can't figure out."

"I will confirm the mark as soon as possible." Pei Mingyan put down the walnut, "Whether it is true or not, we must find Shang Nanyi and Fang Qing as soon as possible."

Xue Qingyu nodded in agreement and asked, "Fang Qing? Are you really an old acquaintance of her? I must apologize to you here. When I was in the academy, I asked Uncle Yu to investigate. You and Fang Qing have never had the opportunity to meet before."

"Well... maybe I saw it in a dream." Pei Mingyan answered him.

Xue Qingyu smiled and said, "This statement is quite fresh. However, I still have to remind you that this person is quite strange, so you have to be more careful."

Pei Mingyan seemed to have found a confidant, "You also know that she is weird?!"

"She..." Xue Qingyu paused, as if considering his words, "She may not be the little girl from the Fuling Clan. Someone must have taken her body..."

Pei Mingyan's eyebrows slightly drooped, and a warning bell rang in his heart, "Are you talking about taking over another body and being reborn?"

Xue Qingyu nodded and shook his head, "She is very strange. I am sure that the body still belongs to the Fuling clan, but the soul consciousness inside is hard to judge. It seems to be a possession, but it also seems to be her. In short, stay away from this person. The spiritual herb lost in the academy was used on her, which may be the reason for her strangeness."

"Although I really want to agree to you, we may not be able to avoid her. If I'm not mistaken, she is traveling with Shang Nanyi at the moment."

"Shang Nanyi...Xuantian Sect..." Xue Qingyu nodded, "If you have any other news, please inform me. Let me investigate the matter of Xuantian Sect."

Pei Mingyan agreed, and the two temporarily parted ways.

Pei Mingyan gave some instructions to Ah Qing and changed his diet to walnuts, sesame seeds and various fish.
When the servants of Banshan Juwu knew that he had returned, they were busy for the whole afternoon. It was not until the evening that Pei Mingyan was finally able to escape and slip back to the Mei family.

According to his usual habit, he would naturally not go through the main gate but would directly climb over the wall. It was not that he really liked climbing over the wall, but every time he went through the main gate, he had to be watched one by one by a group of people like walking on the red carpet before he could come in. Therefore, he developed the habit of climbing over the wall.

Unfortunately, the head of the Mei family understood him.
As soon as he climbed over the wall, the owner of the house was standing at the corner waiting for him.

Under the moonlight, the mother-in-law had a stern face, as if everyone owed her money, with her hands behind her back.

Pei Mingyan knew how to talk to him very well. He apologized immediately upon seeing this. "I was wrong! As the eldest son of the Mei family, climbing over the wall would not only set a bad example for other disciples, but would also damage the reputation of the eldest son of the Mei family. So - I sincerely apologize, father, I was really wrong!"

After saying this, he stepped forward to pinch the patriarch's arm, and kept muttering: "But Dad, I think it will have a worse impact if I stand here. People who don't know will think you are going to climb over the wall to do something bad, and if they know, won't it expose me? You also know, that group of little disciples..."

The head of the Mei family snorted, "I'll settle the score with you when I get back."

"Dad, don't be so petty. I just wrote a letter asking for justice for my disciples. Why do you still hold a grudge against me?"

The head of the family frowned, stopped, and shouted, "Shanxue!"

"Yes! Patriarch." Pei Mingyan cooperated very well. In the blink of an eye, he immediately became a tall and graceful person, as cool as the moon and breeze. A pair of patrolmen walked past them, secretly looking at the young master who was rarely seen. His blood-red life stone shone in the moonlight, adding a touch of solemnity to the whole person.
The patrolman straightened his already straight back even more when he saw this, and his sleepy eyelids seemed to clear up.

Pei Mingyan followed the master of the house around and around, and finally came to the Mei family's book pagoda.
It was a giant tower that was more than ten stories high. Although it only had seven floors at first glance, there were also seven floors underground, as if in a mirror reaction.

There are seven such towers in Mei's home. If you look down from the sky, you can see that the towers are arranged according to the Big Dipper.
The so-called "North Star" was exactly where he lived when he was in the Mei family. After he moved out, the house became empty and no one lived in it anymore.
This shows the status of Meishanxue in the Mei family.

To exaggerate a little, perhaps his appeal in the Mei family is even greater than that of his father, the head of the family.

There was no one in the library at night, so the Mei family's formation naturally had no effect on the two of them, and they entered the library easily.
As soon as he stood firm, the head of the Mei family said, "Shanxue, I checked Mei Xucheng's affairs."

"Dad is really reliable. How is it? Is there any problem?"

The head of the family did not answer, but just said, "After discussing with the elders, I have sent people to find out the details. Your 24th birthday is not far away. Shuyu, Xiaotong and your mother always miss you. You should stay in the Mei family and spend more time with them."

This means that he will not be allowed to get involved.
In the book, Mei Shanxue saved Fang Qing, and the Mei family did the same thing. However, Mei Shanxue grew up under the education of the Mei family and never thought that there would be anything in the world that the Mei family could not solve, so he agreed.
When the Mei family lost the first battle, Mei Shanxue was shocked, and so was the entire Mei family.
Later, in order to boost morale, Mei Shanxue had to accept the challenge, but was defeated due to lack of experience.

The Mei family's faith collapsed overnight.

After this, the Mei family suffered a continuous defeat. Even though they understood the method used by Xue Qingyu, they were unable to quickly establish a defense in a short period of time. In the end, they were defeated and no one survived.

The great changes came too fast, leaving no time for Mei Shanxue to grow. Xue Qingyu's ability was equal to his, and he was still capable of fighting, but he had a mental demon because of the downfall of the Mei family. When facing Xue Qingyu, he no longer had the ability to remain calm, and thus he was defeated again and again.
And during this period, the heroine who had always comforted and supported him became Mei Shanxue's only spiritual support until his death.

He is not Mei Shanxue, and he cannot stand idly by and let the Mei family fall into the center of the vortex again.

"Father, I will not back down on this matter. I must find out the whole story." Pei Mingyan paused, "I will go to my younger brother and mother's place. If my second brother really disagrees, I can take him with me when I go out to do business."

“Shanxue, you must obey.” The patriarch came over, put a hand on his shoulder, and sighed, “You are the pride of the Mei family. The elders care about you too much. They are always worried about you, so they told you that you will die before you ascend. We can’t let you take risks.”

"Father, people will die eventually. I grew up under your protection. Before going to Yongshan, the farthest place I had been to was Yingshan, and that was the spoils I won after defeating the elders." Pei Mingyan argued, "Don't you think this approach is problematic?"

"You are the hope of the Mei family." The head of the family was obviously unwilling to say more.

"Yes! My destiny to ascend is the accumulation of several generations of the Mei family, but what value can I create for the Mei family?"

The head of the family avoided his gaze and replied, "If you can ascend, the position of the Mei family will be more stable."

"Besides that, what else? Has the Mei family changed? What about the disciples? What can they get from me? A few drops of sweet rain from my cultivation? Just a few drops of sweet rain. Why should I let the disciples of the Mei family take risks for me? Just because I am Young Master Mei? A Young Master Mei who can grow up without worries and can even stir up trouble under your pampering?"

"Shanxue!" the head of the family raised his voice.

"Everyone says that I am the closest to gods and immortals." Pei Mingyan pointed to the sky, "You said that I was doomed to die. I also read the fortune for the Mei family. If I don't intervene in this matter, the Mei family will be uprooted and no disciple of the Mei family will survive."

The head of the family was silent for a moment.

"So, father, what is your decision?"

The patriarch looked at Pei Mingyan for a long time, "Are you kidding?"

Pei Mingyan shook his head.

The head of the family immediately lowered his head and said, "Let me think about it, Shanxue, let me think about it."
Of course they knew what Shan Xue said. The Mei family's fortune-telling technique had been standing for thousands of years, so it was not just a reputation.
When the Mei family was first established, they had anticipated this disaster of extermination, and the only way to avert it was the mountain snow.
The accumulation of several generations of the Mei family has given them Shan Xue, the son of destiny. As long as Shan Xue can ascend safely, the Mei family can escape this disaster.

Therefore, the Mei family doted on Shan Xue to the sky. They never minded his food, clothing, and any of his requests, even his sometimes outrageous words and deeds. And Shan Xue did live up to everyone's expectations. Even under everyone's doting, he was still diligent and studious. Except for a few random words, he was a role model for disciples. He was proficient in formations, magic, and even music, chess, calligraphy, and painting.

Who can not spoil a child like this?

The elders did pamper him at first because he was the hope that the Mei family had been waiting for a thousand years, but what really made the elders like him from the bottom of their hearts was his care and concern for the Mei family, his diligence and eagerness to learn, and his genuine concern for everyone in the Mei family.

He couldn't help but look at Shan Xue, his eyes were so sincere.
How could he wipe out a child's desire to do something for the family?

The head of the family closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, he had made up his mind.

Pei Mingyan stood there, quietly waiting for an answer.

"You can intervene, but you have to tell me every detail," said the head of the family.

yes!
Pei Mingyan blinked and said, "Dad is awesome!" and immediately repeated everything that had happened.

The head of the family looked serious after hearing this, "You were right just now."

"Hmm? Did I say anything wrong? Praising you? I meant it sincerely, of course it's not wrong!" Pei Mingyan rushed over and stood behind the head of the family, pinched his shoulders, and leaned over to say to him.

The patriarch shook his head, raised his hand and patted Pei Mingyan's hand on his shoulder, and explained: "I was not waiting for you under the wall, but was about to climb over the wall to get out."

Pei Mingyan took a few steps back and covered his heart. "Ah, Father! I didn't expect you to be this kind of person! Why did you put me in such a predicament! If Mother asks, how should I explain your behavior to her?"

"Your temper hasn't changed at all. No wonder the elders keep nagging you." The patriarch resisted the urge to roll his eyes. "I was going to look for you, but you came here first. What were you thinking?"

"The elders are thinking about me so much!"
Pei Mingyan sniffed a few times, as if he was moved, "Wow! Dad, you still love me so much!"

The head of the family laughed, "Are you still going to listen to business?!"

"Listen!" Pei Mingyan also laughed, "I told you not to always look so stern. I didn't spend any extra money when I went out!"

The head of the family shook his head. "You, really! This news is so important that I have to tell you in person."

Pei Mingyan heard the other party's tone and realized that the matter was not simple. He stopped making trouble for a while and asked, "What?"

"Mei Xucheng died more than 20 years ago."

(End of this chapter)